Breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided cost in Salisbury, MD — inpatient
In Salisbury, MD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ultrasound-guided breast needle biopsy with marker clip, first lesion as an inpatient: from $451.37 to $451.37, with a median of $451.37. Across Maryland, the median is $576.59 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 19083, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MD · (410) 546-6400 HC BD US BREAST BIOPSY 1ST LESION | $451.37 | $460.58 | $460.58–$451.37 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $451.37, median $451.37, highest $451.37.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $451.37 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
In this biopsy a needle guided by ultrasound takes tissue samples from a breast lump or area of concern, and a tiny marker clip is placed at the site. It is usually done after an abnormal mammogram or breast ultrasound.
What the price covers
The price covers the biopsy of the first lesion with ultrasound guidance and the clip. The pathologist's exam is billed separately, and a follow-up mammogram to check the clip position may also be billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 19083 ($2,608.45). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MDHC US PERCUT NDL CORE W IMAG 1ST LES | $240.74 | file |